brian: a forend draw bolt is present. not sure what you mean by 1 pc forend loop?
i am now leaning in the direction, that this is a skeet grade gun that was made with a pistol grip stock and beavertail forend. and later, the gun was restocked with upgraded wood. hopefully, the factory records letter will tell us more. take a look at the forend checkering. now, that is wonderful work.
one the practical side, i fired a round of skeet with the 26" barrels installed...i usually miss about 10 out of 25. new gun and all, dont ja know... this time, i only missed a few... could there be some magic here that we are not aware of? perhaps an old iroquois sachem stopped by illion one night and by the light of the full of the moon, put a positive hoodoo hex on this gun? i have never shot skeet that well with a new gun!
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